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    Making Government COVID-19 Communications More Effective

    ideas42 Jun 15, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Rebecca Oran and Octavio Medina propose some effective methods the government can apply to their communications regarding COVID-19. · How can organizations apply this strategies to…

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    The Intersection of Philanthropy and Black Businesses

    Medium

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Greensboro Community Development Fund Executive Director Wilson Lester discusses the ways lending to support Black-owned business and philanthropy connect, including the rise of impact investing. •…

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    Fostering Rural Progress With Collaboration And Good Data

    The Aspen Institute Jun 14, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute promotes useful data and collaboration between local organizations to forge rural progress towards equitable opportunity. • How can a cross-sector approach create lasting…

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    What To Do When Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Expires

    Vox Jun 14, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Dylan Matthews, at Vox, summarizes one expert’s opinion on formulating a contingency plan for when United States’ pandemic unemployment insurance expires. • What can we do…

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    Creating New Paid Leave Policy to Advance Racial Equity

    National Partnership for Women & Families Jun 13, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The National Partnership for Women & Families details why we need new, comprehensive paid leave policy to help bridge massive gaps in racial equity. • Where…

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    Why Defunding the Police Needs Concrete Reallocation Plans

    The Marshall Project Jun 13, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Simone Weichselbaum and Nicole Lewis call for a concrete redistribution plan for defunding the police, citing its previous failures to end racist violence. • What can you…

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    How Pandemic-Induced Street Designs Threaten Black Lives

    CityLab Jun 13, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Destiny Thomas expresses how quickly sprung, pandemic-induced street designs harm Black members of their communities who had no voice in their development. • How can we…

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    How Myths Have Kept Water and Sanitation from Millions

    Skoll Foundation

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Neil Jeffery identifies five myths that have prevented expanded access to clean water and sanitation to citizens living in urban areas around the world. · How…

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    Why Water and Sanitation are the Foundation for Sustainable Development

    Skoll Foundation

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Eleanor Allen, CEO of Water For People, explains how water and sanitation are key components in building the foundation for sustainable development. · How can you support efforts…

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    Discussing Research and History of the Racial Wealth Gap

    Equitable Growth Jun 9, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Equitable Growth Policy Director Amanda Fischer talks with Mehrsa Baradaran, professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, about the persistence of the racial wealth…

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    How Trust Can Liberate Philanthropy from Played Out Narratives

    The Whitman Institute

    Giving Compass’ Take: • As part of the Liberate Philanthropy blog series (curated by Justice Funders), The Whitman Institute’s Pia Infante discusses how a trust-based approach can break through barriers…

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    U.S. Police Kill Civilians at Exceptionally High Rates

    Prison Policy Initiative Jun 8, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Alexi Jones and Wendy Sawyer share data that reveals that U.S. police kill dramatically more civilians than police in similarly wealthy countries.  • These instances of police…

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